History

The irony of faith-based objections to foster placements.

There was, indeed, tension between the two women during the 11 years Thatcher reigned as prime minister while Queen Elizabeth reigned as the sovereign.

Nearly 150 years before President Trump refused to acknowledge defeat, Texas Gov. Edmund J. Davis barricaded himself inside the governor’s office for days.

The lessons of German denazification for the post-Trump era.

Democracies are fragile and only vigilance from citizens can protect them.

Her serious eating disorder was a symptom of her troubled relationship with Charles, but she said the queen believed it was the cause.

The life-saving polio vaccine was just as precious then as a coronavirus vaccine will be when it is approved for use in the coming months.

Franklin D. Roosevelt was less than three weeks ago from being inaugurated as the nation’s 32nd president when a would-be assassin opened fire on him in Miami.

Andrew Jackson claimed an election was stolen. It wasn't, but it still paved his way to the White House.

When the president won't cooperate with the president-elect in a crisis, the impact can be devastating.

Meet Charles Curtis, a member of the Kaw Nation and Herbert Hoover’s vice president from 1928 to 1932.

The history of cattle breeding in the Midwest may save lives now.

Dancing in the street can be a revolutionary act.

These rituals ensure the peaceful transfer of power.

Jeffrey Rease has captured images of more than 100 veterans, ages 93 to 104, for his Portraits of Honor project. But the pandemic has made his effort even more challenging.